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Smiths Detection

Project Planner

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Hemel Hempstead

Project Planner - 6 months Fixed Term Contract Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security. Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security. This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day. Job Purpose: Reporting to the Project Manager (PM), the Project Planner is responsible for supporting the implementation of effective planning function to their assigned project within Smiths Detection. They will follow a business standard approach to planning covering all stages of the project lifecycle. The Project Planner will work closely with PM and have close relationship with Project Controls Manager (PCM). The role will be closely linked to the lean Programme Excellence Centre (PEC) and will contribute to the value that it provides to the project management function and wider business. Duties: • Establish and maintain the required minimum number of artefacts (e.g. Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Breakdown Structure, Responsibility Assignment Matrix, Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed (RACI) Matrix, time scheduling, resource planning, risk and change management controls, etc)., • The Project Planner shall apply recognised project controls practises to achieve the establishment of cost, schedule and resource baselines and the maintenance of such baselines through the updating of forecasts and the management of scope., • Develop plans, methodologies and processes for ensuring compliance with Earned Value Management Systems as required by Client, experience on this is critical especially in Ministry of Defence environment., • Develop and maintain overall project schedules and ensure that these products reflect the approved scope. Monitor and liase with project team to mitigate any adverse trends., • Develop and maintain a schedule narrative against the original baseline, any subsequent baseline revisions and the progressed schedule with analysis of critical and near critical path., • Develop and report according to the schedule development progress metrics and /key performance indicators including schedule risk analysis against the project risk register., • Review and endorse 3rd Party schedules and progress Baseline and forecasts prepared including rolling into the contract master schedule. The master schedule describes contracted activities, milestones and decision points to enable deliver., • Assistance in developing/writing Risk and Opportunity Management Plan with the PM will be required., • Develop and Embed the Baseline Change Control process including maintenance, analysis, communication and approval., • With PM support, conduct monthly variance analysis to explain and interpret the impact against the baseline and the completion and tracking of corrective/preventative actions. Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Educational requirements: • HNC qualified in a relevant discipline – Business/Project Management or Technology/Engineering., • Internationally recognised professional qualification in project controls such as Project Planning and Control (Practitioner) would be beneficial. Knowledge: • Detailed understanding of planning methodologies/techniques such as earned value management., • Appreciation of complex integrated technology-based sensor systems., • Experience within MOD would be useful Skills: • Demonstrable direct experience of project planning, risk and change management within a Project Management Office or reputable project management environment., • Exposure to baseline planning and scheduling, forecasting cost/schedule integration techniques., • Appreciation of resource management and integration with Integrated Business Planning., • Awareness of critical path analysis, reporting, risk management tracking and the completion of corrective action plans., • Direct experience of the use of scheduling tools such as: Primavera P6, Oracle ERP, MS Project, Cobra., • Direct or indirect experience of the use of risk, change and data software tools such as: Pertmaster, Active Risk Manager, Power BI., • Good verbal and written communication and people management skills., • Exposure to continuous improvement both formal and informal approaches. Competence and Abilities: • Embedded the application of change activities from proposal through to integration into the Performance Measurement Baseline, • Motivated to persistently achieve effective results that benefits the needs of the business., • Ability to communicate clearly (verbal, written, listening) and build an effective network of relationships with internal and external customers., • Can demonstrate an ability to make good judgements based on available information and in a timely manner., • Attention to detail, highly organised and able to work under own initiative., • Ability to work in a multicultural team in a matrix environment and influence at a basic level., • Support the production and control of baselined, fully logic linked, cost and resource loaded plans, with appropriate milestones utilising approved work breakdown structures and techniques., • Capable of producing special reports for the Senior Leadership Team, • Support the application of change activities from proposal through to integration into the Performance Measurement Baseline., • Ability to define an Earned Value Management System within a formal management plan which includes a Project Controls System Description. Impact and Scope: • A developing professional following a project controls approach that provides project management with informative support and alleviating reporting burden. Key Internal and External Relationships: • Head of Programmes, • Project Managers, • Lead Project Controllers, • Project Controls Manager, • Global Programmes Director, • Programme Excellence Centre Team

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